Big Bird is waiting for Snuffy to arrive; they plan to have a fun day together. Big Bird notes that something exciting always happens when Snuffy's around. Once he arrives, Snuffy tells Big Bird that he can't play--he has to help his mommy jar cabbages. Big Bird's distraught; he can't think of anything to do without Snuffy, but he understands that Snuffy must help his mother.

Film

A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal.(EKA: Episode 2787)

A line of vegetables march down Sesame Street for the annual Sesame Street Healthy Vegetable Parade, led by drill sergeant Captain Cabbage. He presents roll call and realizes that the drum-playing yellow squash is missing, but enrolls Big Bird (he's yellow, after all) to fill in. Big Bird still wonders what he'll do without Snuffy...

The parade trots off, and Big Bird hears Stinky crying because he needs help reading a sign, leading to "ABC-DEF-GHI". Big Bird explains that he had the same problem, and tells him that the sign spells out the alphabet.

Ernie and Bert: It's cold outside, so Bert tries to ask Ernie to play a game with him. Ernie keeps bringing winter equipment into the room, thinking Bert wants to play outside. It turns out he just wants to play a game of checkers.(EKA: Episode 2227)

Big Bird becomes bored, but soon meets a lonely elephant who's looking for his dance partner. Big Bird agrees to do the "Elephant Dance" with him and the kids. Once the elephant leaves, Big Bird laments that he wishes something exciting would happen.

Snuffy returns to play with Big Bird, who tells him about all the dull stuff that happened today: a vegetable parade, a singing stinkweed, and a dancing elephant. Both are glad that they can now do something exciting, but neither of them know what to do.